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Collapsing The Chest Wall Onto The Lung

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 32905

Removes sections of rib so the chest wall settles inward against the lung, closing off a long-standing infected space that will not heal on its own. Eliminating the space removes the pocket where infection persists. It is a substantial operation covering all the stages involved, done under general anesthesia with a lengthy recovery.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Collapsing The Chest Wall Onto The Lung cost?

$1,778

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,778 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,585 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,585$1,413 to $2,884
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$1,778 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $5,623Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $3,548
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,884professional $1,585

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,388.44
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$7,244.36
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$9,332.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,981.07
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,398.83
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,388.44
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$7,244.36
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,801.89

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Massachusetts· 29th of 51

$1,778

CA $7,586DE $1,318

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.